A Little Helping Hand for Litton in Budget Talk
The Ottawa Herald editorial criticizes Nixon era handling of Litton Industries in Navy and defense spending. It notes a $192 million Navy budget concealment claim, Litton’s sole role as destroyer builder, and large budget increases for Litton systems like TACFIRE and B-1 guidance. The piece urges equal scrutiny of corporate welfare and public welfare costs.
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Lockheeds
Penn Centrals
Litton
Congress
Navy
Litton Industries
Roy Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Nixon
Air Force
Litton Bipnetics
Deaf drivers contention prompts reader letter
Stanley D Roth superintendent of the Kansas School for the Deaf writes Ottawa Herald editor to challenge a claim that all deaf people should be barred from driving. He cites research on reaction time and eye movement and warns against broad penalties based on one accident, urging fair testing and equal rights for deaf drivers.
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Kansas State School For the Deaf
Stanley D. Roth
Kansas School For the Deaf
Olathe
Mirror Writing Confuses Young Learner Says Grandson
A parent writes to Dr Thosteson about a five year old grandson who forms letters from right to left. The writer notes inverted characters appear correct when viewed in a mirror and seeks guidance on early literacy patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Thosteson
A.W.P
Thosteson
Mirror Writing and Patient Care for Young Scribblers
A column on mirror writing in children, noting it mostly affects left handers and fades with practice. Reader questions cover sinus issues with dentures, freezing vegetables, and garlic for blood pressure, and a prayer excerpt ends the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thosteson
C.S
Death Penalty Debate in Kansas Senate
Senator Wint Winter presents a case study on SB 82 and capital punishment after Furnman v Georgia. He proposes a nonparoleable life sentence for premeditated murder, urging constitutional caution and state experimentation while criticizing vague deterrence claims and the secretive hanging method. The speech contrasts reform ideas with the grim image of execution.
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Sen. Wint Winter
U. S. Supreme Court
Furnman
Georgia
California
Kansas Senate
Judiciary Committee
Senate
State of Kansas
Lansing
Memorial Stadium
England
Britain
Kansas
Stewart
New Camera Boosts TV News
CBS NBC adopt a lightweight portable color TV camera called a mini cam or PCP 90. It records on videotape, streams live via backpack microwave, and cuts development time. First used in 1968 convention coverage and by WCAU Philadelphia.
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New York
CBS
NBC
Nbc-Owned
U.S
Wcau-Tv
Philadelphia
Television Schedule From Ottawa Daily Listings
Ottawa Kansas daily television log lists a dense slate across channels with numerous programs, soaps, game shows, movies, news and weather blocks. It includes Sesame Street Leave It To Beaver Mayberry R.F.D. Lost In Space and The Love God? plus The Presidents Analyst and Hawaii Five-O among many others.
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Kansas
Mayberry
Hollywood Television Theatre
Wilburn Brothers
Fuzz Brothers
Lucy
Doris Day
Bill Cosby
Doc Elliot
Mancini Generation
News
Mike Douglas
Dinah Shore
Grace Craword
Electric Company
Ramper Room
Somerset
Paul Dixon
General Hospital
Bay City
Peyton Place
Big Valley
Eddie
Treehouse Lane
Green Acres
Jeff's Collie
Bonanza
Daniel Boone
Mister Rogers
Merv Griffin
Petticoat Junction
Rocky Underdog
Star Trek
Munsters
Chemistry
Zoom
Sports Today
TV Weatherman
World News
Hollywood Squares
Beverly Hillbillies
Dragnet
Police Surgeon
Jeannie
Maverick
Maude
Oppor tunity knocks but once in a bad job list
New York humorist Hal Boyle notes that some jobs are worse than others and lists absurd roles people might endure. From quality taster to mermaid at the aquarium and door to door anvil salesman, the piece playfully ranks improbable careers.
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New York
Opportunity
Aquarium
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Editorial
Thesteson
God
Jesus
George C. Thosteson
ABC
PBS
IND
Jack Paar
Johnny Carson
Paris
Felony Squad
Four States
Flintstones
Guiding Light
Hawaii Five-O
Bill Moyer
S Journal
Black Journal
Marcus Welby
Koltanowski
San Francisco
Maggie and the
TV News
Branson
Christ Unlimited
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Robert B. Wellington
THE
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
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